Time 2 pm. Everywhere in Pikaura village of Mankapur, there was a discussion about the train accident that happened on Thursday. Villagers shudder remembering the horrific scene, scattered bodies, and the cries of the injured. Teenagers and youth had seen such a scene for the first time, where there was only a cry for help.
On Friday, everyone looked sad about the incident. The village was transformed into a cantonment. Railway officials and police personnel were seen interrogating people. In the humid heat, Northeast Railway General Manager Saumya Mathur and other railway officials were seen trying to avoid the effects of the sun with the help of umbrellas. Workers were engrossed in work amidst the heat and humidity to start the railway line, and the monitoring was also tight.
People were discussing on a platform at Sitaram's door. Superintendent of Police Vineet Jaiswal reached his door. Along with drinking water, he got information about the incident from the people present there.
Sitaram said that the operation of the big line started in the year 1980. This is the third incident in 44 years, but this was more painful than the previous two incidents. Only cries of 'save me, save me' could be heard.
Kuldeep Pandey said that he had witnessed such an accident for the first time. The same screams were echoing in his ears at night. The same scene was visible in his eyes. Anand Mishra said that whoever was coming was seen helping each other. He reached the spot to search for his loved ones.
Jyoti and her brother, father, and mother who had come with her were consoling her. The police personnel explained to her that her husband's name was not on the list of the injured. They are putting his number on surveillance. Jyoti said that she had spoken to her husband Rajesh Rao on the phone till 1 pm yesterday. After that, his number is showing switched off.
More than 100 people have reached a spot like this and are searching for their loved ones, but information is being gathered about where they are. Police officials were saying that after the incident some people had left for their homes on foot. They will reach soon. Police officials were saying that the passengers traveling in AC coaches were affected the most.
Officers were seen looking for shade.
Railway officials were seen looking for shade in the humid heat. Employees were seen protecting the officers from the sun with umbrellas. Everyone was seen looking for water. Employees and workers were angry when food was served at 3 pm. On the other hand, volunteers donated blood for the train accident victims at Babu Ishwar Sharan Hospital. Representatives of voluntary organizations distributed water and food.
Three accidents in 44 years
The Gonda-Gorakhpur railway route was made a broad gauge in 1980. Badri of Pikaura village said that three accidents have happened in the 44 years since the line was built. For the first time in 1990, the bogies of the Sabarmati Express derailed near Katka of Jhilahi.
After this, around the year 2000, the coaches of the Avadh-Assam Express train derailed and went into the field near Gunaura. It was told that more than 40 passengers were injured then. This is the third incident within two kilometers.
Bogies dropped from the track.
On Friday, to make the line operational, the bogies of the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express were dropped from the track. It was covered with a curtain. After this, the work of line repair was started. The train had 24 bogies. Its engine has been parked at Jhilahi.
One track has been restored. While the repair of the other track is being done vigorously. 100 meters on this side and 100 meters on the other side of the track are filled with water, due to which various speculations are being made about the accident.
Officials remained firm
On Friday, Northeast Railway General Manager Saumya Mathur, Principal Chief Engineer Ranjan Yadav, PCME Manoj Kumar Agarwal, PCEE Sanjay Singhal, MTRS Railway Board Satish Kumar and DRM Aditya Kumar remained firm. Railway Board Chairman Jaya Verma Sinha also inspected the incident site on Thursday night.
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